Working for the Benefit of Others Brings Meaning to Our Lives A core practice of the seven points of mind training, or lojong, is exchanging oneself for others. This practice has many beneficial aspects. To begin with, our general tendency is to cherish ourselves and live a self-centered life. This translates as “whatever I like, […]| Mindworks Meditation & Buddhist Path
The Heart Sutra is a short but profound texts that explains the Buddha's mahayana teaching on emptiness, eliciting challenge and inspiration.| Mindworks Meditation & Buddhist Path
The bodhisattva vow is a commitment to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. This altruistic practice sets the tone for each day.| Mindworks Meditation & Buddhist Path
The core Buddhist values are non-harming and being of benefit to others. When we practice this, we make way for a peaceful state of mind.| Mindworks Meditation & Buddhist Path
Sacred Buddhist scripture includes written accounts of the Buddha’s teachings, those by his disciples, and commentaries on those teachings.| Mindworks Meditation & Buddhist Path
Buddhism has a complex history that spans thousands of years. Different schools have arisen, but each is rooted in the four noble truths.| Mindworks Meditation & Buddhist Path
The good news is that right here, right now, we have agency: we can purify negative karma and build on positive karma.| Mindworks Meditation & Buddhist Path
Fresh ways of looking at a concept that is often misunderstood How can we understand the concept of emptiness in Buddhism? Emptiness is an approximate translation of the Sanskrit term shunyata. The key to understanding what is meant by this translation is in the ness—the ness of emptiness means that emptiness is not empty. This […]| Mindworks Meditation & Buddhist Path
Buddhism teaches the practice of ethics, meditation and wisdom as a means of liberating oneself from suffering. But what, exactly, are the core teachings of Buddhism, and are they true? Learn more about the following foundational Buddhist teachings. What are Buddhism’s three main disciplines? What are the four noble truths of Buddhism? What is dukkha […]| Mindworks Meditation & Buddhist Path
The three turnings exemplify the many skillful means with which the Buddha taught and serve to clarify and categorize the Buddha’s teachings.| Mindworks Meditation & Buddhist Path
The Buddhist concept of near enemies describes virtues close but not quite the real thing. Understanding them leads to wisdom and true action.| Mindworks Meditation & Buddhist Path
Om mani padme hum, translated as ‘jewel in the lotus,’ is a compassion mantra containing the essence of all dharma within its 6 syllables.| Mindworks Meditation & Buddhist Path
The Heart Sutra is perhaps the most well-known sutra of Mahayana Buddhism, describing the heart of the teachings of the Perfection of Wisdom.| Mindworks Meditation & Buddhist Path
Aspiration bodhicitta is the practice of using every situation to cultivate positive intent. How can we put bodhicitta into practice?| Mindworks Meditation & Buddhist Path
Understanding Hinayana and Mahayana, the major Buddhist schools of thought, helps us differentiate between the primary branches of Buddhism.| Mindworks
The classic mind training verse ‘drive all blames into one’ teaches us to look for the one single source of our suffering, our own mind.| Mindworks Meditation & Buddhist Path
The lojong mind training slogans are brief pith statements that serve as mindfulness reminders for integrating meditation in our daily lives.| Mindworks